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Two dozen hospitals have been rated as high risk by the NHS regulator for
warning signs ranging from high death rates to low patient satisfaction. One
in four NHS hospitals in England falls into the two highest risk categories,
according to a formula based on measures including superbug rates and
waiting times.

Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, vowed to get to the bottom of the problems
and promised to be honest about which hospitals were not up to the job.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, one of those in the top risk
category, is likely to be placed in